Hypertension Circulatory System Hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
This study is designed to test the premise that guidelines, to be effective in primary care, need to be operationalised for the practitioner. To this end we have devised a protocol where medications a
Sponsors
The Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario (Canada)
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults (age 18 and older) who are patients of family physicians 2. Must be diagnosed with essential hypertension but not have yet achieved target levels
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. A diagnosis of secondary hypertension 2. Pregnancy 3. Hypertension management primarily by a consultant 4. Inability to provide informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blood pressure control on 24-hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM), measured at 16 weeks and one year. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Patient quality of life 2. Physician compliance with the intensive protocol 3. Patient compliance with medication 4. Adverse effects | — |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed